Douluo Continent: I possess astonishing wisdom as I control energy!

Poison Undying let out a deep breath, but his face showed more excitement.

The "body cultivation" has given him a greater boost than he imagined. After mastering his Qi and blood, he now not only has the strength to fight Mu En one-on-one without being defeated, but he has also gradually touched the outline of the limit level. Breaking through has become possible!

And once he breaks through, he can live for several more decades! Enough time for that little guy in the sect to grow up!

Tsk. Although the process was a bit strange, in any case, the Body Sect will surely rise!

He flashed back to the convoy, waved his hand, and spoke in a booming voice:

"Those belonging to the Body Sect, follow me into the city!"

……

……

Shrek City, within the Golden Tree,

Moon's figure appeared silently, without revealing the slightest hint of his presence, seemingly just as before.

However, anyone present with the cultivation level of a Super Douluo could sense that Mu En's aura was now several degrees darker than when he left.

The crowd paused, then immediately surrounded them, their faces filled with concern and seriousness.

"Old Mu, you're back!"

Xuanzi was the first to step forward, but his face was still bruised and his breathing was weak.

This happened a few days ago when he encountered a conflict between disciples of the Body Sect and students of Shrek Academy outside the city. He intended to suppress the conflict forcefully, but unexpectedly, Poison Undying suddenly appeared and severely injured him.

That's why it wasn't him who directly intercepted Du Bu Si today, but Mu En.

Moon slowly sat back in his recliner, his cloudy eyes sweeping over everyone, his voice tinged with weariness:

"Poison Undying is more troublesome than expected. He seems to have completely mastered the power of blood and qi. Although I can defeat him, I cannot kill him completely. If this stalemate continues, it will be disadvantageous for Shrek Academy."

Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent. Even Elder Mu was unable to kill the poison, which meant that the Body Sect, this thorn in their side, would probably be firmly driven into Shrek City.

Mu En's gaze swept over everyone, then paused briefly on Xuan Zi, a hint of barely perceptible disappointment in his eyes.

The Gluttonous Divine Ox Martial Soul is undoubtedly a top-tier Martial Soul. While it doesn't guarantee 100% achievement of its full potential, it certainly offers a sliver or two of a chance.

However, he didn't see even a sliver of a chance in Xuanzi.

After a slight pause, he still encouraged him, "Xuanzi, you need to focus on your cultivation and break through to level ninety-nine as soon as possible so that you can truly support the academy."

Xuanzi looked ashamed and bowed his head in agreement.

Then, Moon's gaze swept over the crowd, lingering briefly on the last figure, who was positioned relatively far back.

Zhang Lexuan.

He still saw a sliver or two of potential in this child.

On the day the competition ended, the child broke through to level 70, and then forcibly absorbed a 70,000-year-old spirit ring, even though he was injured, he recovered quickly.

Meanwhile, her cultivation speed did not fall behind. More than a year has passed since the competition, and her cultivation level has reached level 74.

Without a doubt, Zhang Lexuan might be able to become a titled being before she turns thirty. If she can absorb one or even two 100,000-year soul rings, reaching level ninety-eight is practically a certainty.

Plus, given this kid's personality, he might even be able to keep Shrek a bit cleaner.

Moon lowered his eyes in thought; perhaps this was Shrek's last chance.

After a long silence, Mu En sighed and instructed, "Pass down the order that all teachers and students of the academy should keep a low profile in the near future and try to avoid conflicts with the Body Sect and its related forces."

Everyone responded in unison, but their expressions changed to varying degrees, with the strongest feeling being resentment.

Shrek Academy dominated the Douluo Continent for ten thousand years, and was known as the number one academy in the world. But who would have thought that it would be in such a state now?

Everyone fell silent, the atmosphere becoming deathly still, and then, at Moon's instruction, they all withdrew.

The room returned to its usual silence, leaving only Moon gazing out the window, his figure somewhat forlorn.

Chapter 89 Hyotei's Slightly Humorous Skill Set

Time flowed slowly through Mingdu, in Kong Ming'an's laboratory.

At this moment, beside the workbench, Hyotei was enthusiastically holding a blank spirit ring, carefully inscribing the spirit skills she had mastered into it.

She was still wearing her signature green and white dress, her petite figure seated on the high lab chair. Her legs, encased in black stockings, weren't swinging idly as usual, but rather dangling properly.

Those golden eyes were fixed on the spirit ring, and the ultimate ice-attribute spirit power slowly outlined within it. Only when the spirit ring emitted a faint icy blue light did the Ice Emperor breathe a sigh of relief.

She calmed herself down and looked inward, sensing the contract within her body that connected her to that annoying guy. She noticed the progress bar representing "value" had increased slightly, and a smile unconsciously crept onto her lips.

Yes, Hyotei ultimately couldn't resist the allure of Kong Ming'an's "Star Ring" path to godhood and signed a contract with him.

Furthermore, to avoid being schemed against by Kong Ming'an, she first showed the contract to Xue Di to confirm that there were no deceptive clauses in it.

Of course, the result was fine; the contract Kong Ming'an drafted for Hyotei was basically the same as the one for Yukitai.

Basically, Hyotei provides the Soul Skill modules, and with the help of research, she can accumulate value, which can then be exchanged for the energy resources she needs to condense the "Star Ring" in the future.

After signing the contract and trying out the soul power condensation module, Hyotei became somewhat addicted to the feeling of "visualizing her efforts".

Beside him, Kong Ming'an was examining the spirit rings, observing the spirit skill modules belonging to the Ice Emperor contained within them.

"Ice Emperor's Protection" can cover the body with a layer of ice crystal armor, providing extremely strong defense.

Isn't this just a slightly harder scorpion shell? It basically relies on the energy properties of the extreme ice itself, so the energy utilization rate is average.

"Ice Emperor's Claws," her hands transforming into scorpion pincers, possess extremely high attack power and penetrating force. Scorpion pincers as a physical attack? Not as powerful as the Snow Empress's Imperial Palm.

"Eternal Freeze Domain" is a domain skill that causes a sudden drop in temperature over a vast area, freezing everything in its path.

The domain technique is passable, but the application of the rules is too crude. It's not as good as Xue Di's Di Han Tian.

As Kong Ming'an read through the modules, he inwardly grumbled. Perhaps it was because the Snow Empress had provided such high-quality soul skill modules that he was now eagerly anticipating the Ice Empress's soul power module as well.

However in reality

Kong Ming'an glanced at the mountain of spirit rings contributed by the Ice Emperor beside him and came to a conclusion.

Hyotei possesses a considerable number of soul skills, but most of them lack technical sophistication, relying too heavily on instinct and racial talent.

Unconsciously, he raised his head, his gaze filled with pity as he looked at Hyotei, who was busy as a bee.

Hyotei seemed to sense something, raising her head with a hint of doubt in her golden eyes. She wrinkled her delicate little nose and snorted softly:

"What are you doing? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Kong Ming'an shook his head: "It's nothing."

I just wanted to buy you some sunflower seeds.

Hyotei felt something was off and stared at Kong Ming'an suspiciously.

Kong Ming'an remained silent, watching Hyotei's naive and energetic expression, as if she were about to accumulate enough "value" to exchange for the "Star Ring" technique.

He seemed to see his younger classmates from his past life, who had just entered the lab, full of confidence and believing they could change the world.

Hmm. Quite innocent. I hope she can keep that... well, innocence.

He had originally planned that since the Ice Empress was already there, he could easily trick her into becoming his bodyguard and form the Far North Duo with the Snow Empress. Once the Ice Empress also cultivated her "Star Ring," the two of them could join forces and unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Technique, which he felt would be enough to easily overpower Di Tian.

At that time, I can also take the opportunity to "recycle" these high-end materials from the Evil Emperor, Ye Xishui, Long Xiaoyao, and the Holy Spirit Cult.

But now it seems that Hyotei's strength may not be as great as he imagined, or at least not quite top-tier.

Kong Ming'an pondered for a moment, as if he had thought of something.

He stood up, raised his hand to open a portal to a demiplane of the undead, went inside, and then returned a moment later.

However, upon returning, he found himself with a crystal-clear bone that radiated a chilling aura—the left arm bone of the Ice Jade Scorpion.

Hyotei's gaze was instantly drawn to it, but she immediately frowned: "Human, why are you holding the soul bone of my kin? You've always had ill intentions! You inherently evil human, just wait and see."

Before she could finish speaking, Kong Ming'an casually tossed the soul bone to her.

Hyotei was startled, instinctively catching and holding the soul bone in her arms. She glanced at the soul bone, then at Kong Ming'an, her eyes clearing slightly.

"you."

"The skill associated with this soul bone is 'Ice Explosion'," Kong Ming'an explained calmly. "My subordinates legally purchased it at the Mingmeng Merchant Guild's auction; I didn't kill it."

Upon hearing this, Hyotei's anger subsided slightly, but she still watched him warily.

"So, is this skill useful to you?" Kong Ming'an asked.

Hyotei looked down at the soul bone in her arms, sensing the energy fluctuations within it that were of the same origin as hers. After hesitating for a moment, she answered honestly:

"This is a bit troublesome. I am not human and cannot directly absorb soul bones, but if I spend a little time studying them carefully, I might be able to comprehend them."

"how long it takes?"

"It won't be long, maybe a few hundred years will be enough."

"..."

Kong Ming'an was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Are you afraid of pain?"

Hyotei was taken aback. This guy changed the subject so quickly that she didn't quite catch up. After a brief pause, she said warily:

"What do you want to do?"

Kong Ming'an smiled slightly, his fingertips gently brushing across his brow as he took out the Life-Carving Knife that constantly nourished his body and enhanced his physical strength.

"I have a way to temporarily teach you how to use Ice Blast. It might hurt a little during the process."

Kong Ming'an explained,

He planned to try a kind of "soul bone shaping surgery." Of course, it wasn't about actually shaping a soul bone, but rather temporarily inscribing a soul skill module on Hyotei's bones that would be naturally decomposed and absorbed by her body, allowing her to quickly perceive and comprehend it, thus learning Ice Blast on her own.

This was the method he used to quickly master the Soul Skill module before, but it became useless after he acquired "Imprint". However, it is just right for the current Hyotei.

Hyotei looked at the carving knife radiating a rich life force and sensed something was amiss, but the thought of quickly mastering Ice Blast instantly suppressed her hesitation.

She's already signed the contract, so what's there to be afraid of?

"Just go for it!"

Hyotei straightened his chest, which hadn't risen and fallen much, and spoke without the slightest fear.

Kong Ming'an nodded, then reminded him again, "It will hurt a lot if you go straight for it. Of course, if you're afraid of pain, I can..."

"Enough talk! Get to the point!" Hyotei interrupted him.

Kong Ming'an raised an eyebrow slightly and chuckled, "Okay, you said it, just don't beg for mercy."

Hyotei sneered: "Me, beg for mercy? What a joke!"

Kong Ming'an stretched out his palm, palm up: "Come on."

Hyotei gave a soft hum, then placed her right hand in Kongming's palm.

It's just a little pain, how much pain could it possibly cause?

Chapter 90 On the Self-Cultivation of the Chosen One

"Hiss."

A muffled groan, barely suppressed, echoed through the laboratory. Hyotei bit her lip, desperately trying to prevent herself from making any strange noises.

Her golden eyes lowered as she watched her hand being controlled by a gentle yet irresistible force. The flesh of her palm was ripped open from the inside and then fixed in place by strands of energy, revealing the crystal-clear, jade-like bones within.

Before her, Kong Ming'an calmly used the tip of his spirit-carving knife to inscribe intricate and profound runes on her bones.

Honestly, it didn't cause her any harm at all; she could almost completely heal the wound as soon as the surgery stopped.

However, this feeling is not harm, but pure, mental pain!

Hyotei could clearly feel her spiritual power being drawn and fixed to the bones of her hand. Then, with each stroke of the carving knife, and as her spiritual power instinctively recovered, it continued to carve and cut until it left traces of her spiritual power on the bones.

Each cut felt like countless tiny needles piercing her spirit simultaneously; there was no real harm, but the pain was persistent and pure!

If she hadn't actually felt the so-called "soul power module" that Kong Ming'an mentioned, she would have thought that this guy was using his position to settle personal scores and torture her!

Hyotei's delicate face was contorted in a frown as she remained silent, giving off an expression that seemed to say, "It hurts a little, but if you're so capable, try a little harder."

Kong Ming'an glanced at Hyotei, then slowly said, "You can scream if you can't help it."

"It doesn't hurt!"

Hyotei gritted his teeth, his golden eyes filled with stubbornness, and stubbornly endured it, remaining silent.